1986 Laurence Olivier Awards

1986 Laurence Olivier Awards
1986 Laurence Olivier Awards
Date	7 December 1986
Location	Royalty Theatre
Television/radio coverage
Network	BBC Television

The 1986

Laurence Olivier Awards were presented by the Society of London Theatre on 7 December 1986^[1] at the Royalty Theatre in London,^[2] celebrating excellence in West End theatre. It was broadcast by BBC Television,^[2] though the broadcast date and specific BBC station is not available – the 2003 Oliviers, for example, aired on BBC Two the evening after the live event.^[3]

Winners and nominees

Details of winners (in bold) and nominees, in each award category, per the Society of London Theatre.[4]

Play of the Year	Musical of the Year
Les liaisons dangereuses by Christopher Hampton – RSC at The Pit / Ambassadors Ourselves Alone by Anne Devlin – Royal Court The American Clock by Arthur Miller – National Theatre Cottesloe The Normal Heart by Larry Kramer – Royal Court	The Phantom of the Opera – Her Majesty's Chess – Prince Edward H.M.S. Pinafore – Old Vic Wonderful Town – Queen's
Comedy of the Year
When We Are Married by J. B. Priestley – Whitehall A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare – RSC at the Barbican Lend Me a Tenor by Ken Ludwig – Globe The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare – RSC at the Barbican
Actor of the Year	Actress of the Year
*Albert Finney as Harold in Orphans* – Apollo** Derek Jacobi as Alan Turing in Breaking the Code – Theatre Royal Haymarket Ian McKellen as Yermolai Alexeievitch Lopakhin in The Cherry Orchard – National Theatre Cottesloe Martin Sheen as Ned Weeks in The Normal Heart – Royal Court	Les liaisons dangereuses – RSC at The Pit / Ambassadors Julia McKenzie as Susan in Woman in Mind – Vaudeville Les liaisons dangereuses – RSC at The Pit / Ambassadors and as Cressida in Troilus and Cressida – RSC at the Barbican Pit Irene Worth as Valentina Nrovka in The Bay at Nice – National Theatre Cottesloe
Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actor in a Musical	Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical
*Michael Crawford as Erik the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera* – Her Majesty's** Paul Bentley as Captain Corcoran in H.M.S. Pinafore – Old Vic George Hearn as Albin in La Cage aux Folles – London Coliseum Tommy Korberg as The Russian in Chess – Prince Edward	*Lesley Mackie as Judy Garland in Judy* – Strand** Maureen Lipman as Ruth Sherwood in Wonderful Town – Queen's Elaine Paige as Florence in Chess – Prince Edward Angela Richards as Herself in Side by Side by Sondheim – Royal Court
Comedy Performance of the Year
*Bill Fraser as Gerald Forbes in When We Are Married* – Whitehall** Brian Cox as John Tarleton in Misalliance – RSC at the Barbican Nigel Hawthorne as Mr. Posket in The Magistrate – National Theatre Lyttelton Paul Scofield as Nat in I'm Not Rappaport – Apollo
Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role	Most Promising Newcomer of the Year in Theatre
*Paul Jesson as Felix Turner in The Normal Heart* – Royal Court** Janet Dale as Emilia in Othello and as Mistress Margaret Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor – RSC at the Barbican Nicky Henson as Touchstone in As You Like It and as Master Frank Ford in The Merry Wives of Windsor – RSC at the Barbican Fiona Shaw as Celia in As You Like It and as Erika Bruckner in Mephisto – RSC at the Barbican	*Sally Dexter as Mizi in Dalliance* – National Theatre Lyttelton** Simon Curtis for directing Ourselves Alone and Road – Royal Court Anne Devlin for writing Ourselves Alone – Royal Court Janet McTeer as Mary Traverse in The Grace of Mary Traverse – Royal Court
Director of the Year
*Bill Alexander for The Merry Wives of Windsor* – RSC at the Barbican** Les liaisons dangereuses – RSC at The Pit / Ambassadors Declan Donnellan for A Midsummer Night's Dream – Donmar Warehouse Peter Wood for The American Clock – National Theatre Cottesloe
Designer of the Year
*William Dudley for Futurists* – National Theatre Cottesloe, Kafka's Dick – Royal Court and The Merry Wives of Windsor – RSC at the Barbican** Maria Björnson for The Phantom of the Opera – Her Majesty's Les liaisons dangereuses – RSC at The Pit / Ambassadors Carl Toms for Dalliance and The Magistrate – National Theatre Lyttelton
Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Dance	Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Ballet Rambert for its 60th Anniversary Season – Sadler's Wells The ensemble, Bolshoi Ballet – London Coliseum Michael Clark for his individual impact and contribution Irek Mukhamedov for principal dancing, Bolshoi Ballet – London Coliseum Jerome Robbins for a range of work performed by three companies Jorge Salavisa for artistic directing, Ballet Gulbenkian	*Thomas Allen and Graham Clark in Doctor Faust, English National Opera – London Coliseum* Harrison Birtwistle in The Mask of Orpheus, English National Opera – London Coliseum Anne Evans in The Ring Cycle, Welsh National Opera Kathryn Harries in The Ring Cycle, Welsh National Opera Stefanos Lazaridis for set designing Doctor Faust / The Mikado, English National Opera – London Coliseum
Award for Outstanding Achievement
The House of Bernarda Alba – Lyric Hammersmith Barbara Cook for performing – Donmar Warehouse / Albery The Gambler – Hampstead Robert Holman for writing Making Noise Quietly – Bush

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

The following 15 productions, including two operas, received multiple nominations:

5:
Les liaisons dangereuses and The Merry Wives of Windsor

4: As You Like It
3: Chess, Doctor Faust, Ourselves Alone, The Normal Heart and The Phantom of the Opera
2: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Dalliance, H.M.S. Pinafore, The American Clock, The Magistrate, The Ring Cycle, When We Are Married and Wonderful Town

The following four productions received multiple awards:

2:
Les liaisons dangereuses, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Phantom of the Opera and When We Are Married

References

^ Wargacki, Tom (7 December 1986). "Albert Finney and Susan Mason attend the Laurence Olivier Awards on December 7, 1986 in London, England". WireImage. Getty Images. Retrieved 10 May 2022. (please note the image is copyright, but this ref does not add the image to Wikipedia, just provides link to reliable URL source confirming the date of the 1986 Laurence Olivier Awards)
^ ^a ^b "The Laurence Olivier Awards 1986". British Film Institute. 1986. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022. Coverage of the 1986 Laurence Olivier Awards presented by the Society of West End Theatres at the Royalty Theatre, London. ... Transmission Company: BBC Television
^ "Olivier Awards | 2003 Winners & Nominations". officiallondontheatre.com. Society of London Theatre. 2003. Archived from the original on 4 February 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
^ "Olivier Winners 1986". officiallondontheatre.com. Society of London Theatre. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

External links

Previous Olivier Winners – 1986

[1] Wargacki, Tom (7 December 1986). "Albert Finney and Susan Mason attend the Laurence Olivier Awards on December 7, 1986 in London, England". WireImage. Getty Images. Retrieved 10 May 2022. (please note the image is copyright, but this ref does not add the image to Wikipedia, just provides link to reliable URL source confirming the date of the 1986 Laurence Olivier Awards)

[BFI-2] "The Laurence Olivier Awards 1986". British Film Institute. 1986. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022. Coverage of the 1986 Laurence Olivier Awards presented by the Society of West End Theatres at the Royalty Theatre, London. ... Transmission Company: BBC Television

[TVDelay-3] "Olivier Awards | 2003 Winners & Nominations". officiallondontheatre.com. Society of London Theatre. 2003. Archived from the original on 4 February 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2022.

[4] "Olivier Winners 1986". officiallondontheatre.com. Society of London Theatre. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

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v t e Laurence Olivier Awards
Drama	New Play Entertainment or Comedy Play Revival Actor Actress Actor in a Supporting Role Actress in a Supporting Role
Musical	New Musical Musical Revival Actor in a Musical Actress in a Musical Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical Musical Contribution
Production/Creatives	Director Theatre Choreographer Set Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design
Dance/Opera	New Dance Production New Opera Production Achievement in Dance Achievement in Opera
Special/Other	Special Award Family Show Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
Retired	Actor of the Year in a New Play Actress of the Year in a New Play Actor of the Year in a Revival Actress of the Year in a Revival Comedy Performance Performance in a Musical Supporting Artist of the Year Performance in a Supporting Role Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Newcomer in a Play Most Promising Performer Company Performance Director of a Play Director of a Musical Most Promising Playwright Achievement in a Musical Audience Award
Ceremonies	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 ~~1989 (see 1989/90)~~ 1989/90 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 ~~2021 (COVID-19)~~ 2022 2023 2024

Winners and nominees

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

See also

References

External links